chips

Chips are semiconductor components that serve as the fundamental building blocks of electronic devices, enabling computation, data storage, and signal processing.

Why it’s in the news: Chips are in the news due to escalating geopolitical tensions over their trade, supply chain security, and strategic importance in global technology competition.

Latest on chips

• Super Micro contractor pleads guilty in scheme to divert AI servers with Nvidia chips to China
• Nvidia-backed Upscale AI launches platform to link chips from rival makers
• Broadcom plans US$50 billion financing for OpenAI chips, WSJ says
• SpaceX may chase ‘stunning’ AI returns by taking on a lot of debt to buy Nvidia chips
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• TDB-DST signs agreement with BigEndian Semiconductors for ₹130 crore RDI support ↗
• who is auditing the supply chain for the chips that power it?
• The US will spend $2.5 trillion on AI by 2030, but the chips powering it are still governed by Cold War-era export controls.
• the chips poised to power countless AI applications
• It's whether enterprises deploying these models have visibility into what each inference actually costs them, and more critically, how they'll measure ROI when the model's confidence and the model's accuracy diverge.
• Discovered Materials raised $9 million to fund the hunt for more novel materials to build more efficient chips.
• China Mulls Tighter Export Controls on AI Models and Chips

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